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Commercial harvesters of Bristol Bay red king crab wrapped up their season in mid-November with a catch of 6,588,452 pounds, just shy of the 6.601,000-pound quota. "We consider that 100 percent... Full story

Federal officials have acknowledged Alaska's concerns over protecting the transboundary watershed and have begun dialogue on the issue with their Canadian counterparts toward protecting the rivers... Full story

Premier Pacific Seafoods is well known as the marketing and management company for the 680-foot S/S Ocean Phoenix – the largest fish-processing vessel operating in the United States. It was built... Full story

The sale of J & H Boatworks of Astoria in June to WCT Marine Construction Inc, and the subsequent sale of the entire South Tongue Point property to Hyak Maritime in December, marks a major change... Full story

A new study of Alaska's commercial fisheries identifies factors that have contributed to the graying of the fleet and offers recommendations on how to support participation of young harvesters and... Full story

The industry saw another small building boom this year, with new boats and refits keeping yards busy. Deck machinery manufacturers rose to the challenge by keeping these boats supplied with the latest... Full story

In the wake of a collapse and massive escape of farmed Atlantic salmon in August 2017, the Wild Fish Conservancy filed a lawsuit against Cooke Aquaculture Pacific, LLC, under section 505 of the Clean... Full story

The process of asphyxiation; the restriction of oxygen, particularly to the sensitive tissues destined to be treasured table fare, leads to anaerobic respiration during the first stages of death... Full story

The current occupant of the White House was swept into office as part of a nationalist wave that included the now famous slogan "Make America Great Again." So you might think that the Trump... Full story

Fisheries in the US are well regulated. That is due in part to technological advances over the years that allow us to make better stock assessments. There is however a lot of guesswork in the... Full story

Petersburg, Alaska is an island community with a rich fishing history and a strong Norwegian heritage. Growing up in a small town like Petersburg its hard not to get involved in the fishing industry.... Full story

The Russian fishing industry is on the verge of big changes, due to the recently approved federal law, titled “On Fisheries and the Conservation of Aquatic Biological Resources,” which established a new mechanism of the distribution of quotas on... Full story

Velocity Marine and Fabrication, in Bow, Washington, has delivered a 27-foot by 10-foot aluminum crab boat to Sequim, Washington-based fisherman Andy Cordeiro. The new boat is powered by a single... Full story

On August 26th, 50,000 pounds of spilled Atlantic salmon from a failed Cooke Aquaculture net pen were collected by the Lummi Nation in northern Puget Sound and were delivered to Home Port Seafoods in... Full story

A faulty check valve at Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.'s Valdez Marine Terminal is believed to be the culprit in a crude oil spill at Valdez, Alaska, on Sept 21, which has proven larger than... Full story

On March 9, 2017, in a stunning legal decision, the Washington State Supreme Court held that injured seamen are entitled to punitive damages as a result of the vessel’s unseaworthiness. As far as legal bombs being dropped on vessel owners, this... Full story

Commercial fishermen are naturally wary about fish farms for many socioeconomic reasons. With wild Pacific salmon stocks floundering and fishing opportunities scarce, the August 20 collapse of a steel... Full story

Last year's subpar salmon season put a dent in commercial fishing activities, nevertheless yards around the Pacific Northwest and Alaska are busy helping fishermen get their boats repaired, refit and... Full story

Controversy over a pending contract and related agreements to bring log shipping back to the Port of Newport, Oregon refuses to ebb, but the port’s board of commissioners recently rejected several of those agreements, giving concerned commercial... Full story

Fishing vessel owners are being asked to help combat the opioid epidemic sweeping the country, as families, businesses and communities struggle to cope with the devastating effects of opioid misuse, heroin abuse and addiction disorders. With heroin a... Full story

Technology that detects the bones in filleted fish and suggests an optimal cut based on processors' pre-defined specifications is already installed in several European countries and is now drawing... Full story

The maritime industry is steeped in tradition. The fishing industry in particular is set in its ways and often slow to adopt new technology. But every so often something comes along to fundamentally... Full story

West Coast Insulation Inc was founded in 1977 to service the maritime industry as a manufacturer of high quality exhaust blankets, as well as installing marine thermal, sound and fire protection.... Full story

It's not etched in stone, but – with the pending stroke of a pen by President Donald J. Trump – the cooperative management agreement for the Dungeness crab fishery involving Oregon, Washington,... Full story

Two commercial fisheries veterans are renovating a former helicopter logging barge in Sitka this summer, with plans to use it as a floating processor in Bristol Bay in 2018, flash freezing up to... Full story